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Articles by: Dr Nicky Miller

The sage on the stage and the guide on the side? Knowledge into practice through CPD

Continuing professional development in policing

24th February 2022

Dr Nicky Miller, OU Centre for Policing Research and Learning

ANALYSIS: In the latest in this series on continuing professional development (CPD), Dr Nicky Miller and Professor Jean Hartley of the Open University’s Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL) explore the integration of explicit and tacit knowledge into learning, and how taking the opportunities to blend both approaches can help to bridge the gap between knowing and doing in UK policing.

Woman sitting on the floor by a window in a darkened room, holding her hand to her face, possible victim of violence

CPD and reflective practice: Improving investigations and wellbeing in rape and serious sexual offences

Continuing professional development in policing

27th January 2022

Dr Nicky Miller, OU Centre for Policing Research and Learning

ANALYSIS: In the latest in this series on continuous professional development (CPD), Dr Nicky Miller (Director of Knowledge into Practice), Dr Emma Williams (Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships) and Research Fellow Richard Harding of the Open University’s Centre for Policing Research and Learning explore the importance of reflective practice, particularly in relation to investigations of rape and serious sexual offences.

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Director of Knowledge into Practice, OU CPRL

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Dr Nicky Miller is the CPRL’s Director of Knowledge into Practice, and joined the Open University Faculty of Business and Law as a Senior Lecturer in Policing Organisation and Practice in February 2019, where she was part of the team responsible for developing the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship. Prior to joining the OU, Nicky was the Research Evidence Partnerships Manager at the College of Policing, and has spent the majority of her career in the field of applied police research.